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I grew up in the country and rescued many a small animal from dogs, etc. Wild baby rabbits, birds, possums and things like that can be rescued as babies and released into the wild easily when they are old enough to fend for themselves. They do not get domesticated from being raised in captivity and should be considered foster pets to be released to the wild when they're ready. Kind of a Free Willy project.

You'll know when it's time for the possum to leave the nest. It will leave on it's own. If the kids are worried about it making the transition you can keep possum food around for it for a while. Baby rabbits are tough to raise, but if you can, they are a lot of fun. We never had any trouble releasing them to the wild. They always demonstrated their readiness by escaping. When Possum Pete does the same thing you'll know he's free and happy.